Shire of Rosalie
Shire of Rosalie | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Goombungee | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,200.7 km2 (849.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 8,893 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.0410/km2 (10.4661/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Rosalie was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately northwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Goombungee, covered an area of 2,200.7 square kilometres (849.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008. In 2008, it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region.